Department Contact: McKenna Garcia, 575-527-7550, mkgarci@nmsu.edu

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary: Doña Ana Community College (DACC), a community college of New Mexico State University,
invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the Computer Information
Technology (CIT) Department within the Advanced Technologies Division.

Position Details

Position Title: Computer and Information Technology Instructor

College/Division: DACC Dona Ana CC

Department: 940642-DACC COMPUTER TECH PGM

Location: Doña Ana Community College

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: $55,656 - $59,899; Commensurate with Qualifications

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA Status: Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is a bargaining unit position with the National Education Association (NEA).

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule: 

Job Duties and Responsibilities: The department seeks an individual with strong technical knowledge, relevant professional experience, and a commitment to student-centered, hands-on instruction. The successful candidate will teach courses in computer information technology, with particular emphasis on networking, cybersecurity, operating systems, and related technologies.

Additional teaching opportunities may include cloud computing, system administration, virtualization, scripting, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.

The successful candidate will:
• Develop and deliver engaging, industry-relevant instruction in face-to-face, online, and hybrid learning environments.
• Design and facilitate hands-on laboratories, technical exercises, and real-world projects that develop practical workforce skills.
• Develop, review, and update course materials and curricula to align with evolving technologies, industry certifications, and workforce needs.
• Assess student learning and implement instructional improvements based on assessment results.
• Advise and mentor students regarding academic pathways, professional certifications, and career opportunities.
• Participate in departmental initiatives, student recruitment and retention activities, advisory council engagement, and institutional service.
• Maintain current technical and instructional knowledge through professional development and engagement with industry.
• Ability to teach courses at DACC instructional locations and through face-to-face, online,
or hybrid delivery formats based on departmental needs.
• Ability to teach day or evening courses as assigned.
• Ability to maintain the professional knowledge and technical competencies appropriate to assigned instructional responsibilities.
• Participation in academic advising, student recruitment, curriculum development,
assessment, and departmental or institutional service consistent with faculty
responsibilities.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience: 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Technology or a related field combined with one of the following criteria:
▫ 18 credits of postgraduate computer technology education, or
▫ three years of documented related business/industry work experience.

• Bachelor’s Degree must be in hand by date of hire.

• Obtaining a Master’s degree or maintaining a CompTIA Security+ Certification are requirements for tenure.

Equivalent Qualifications: 

Preferred Qualifications: 
• Master's degree in Computer Information Technology, Information Technology, Computer
Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Engineering Technology, or a closely related
discipline.
• College or community-college teaching experience, particularly in career and
technical education.
• Experience teaching networking, cybersecurity, cloud computing, or system administration
using hands-on laboratories and real-world applications.
• Industry-recognized certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Linux+, Cisco
CCNA, Microsoft Azure, AWS, or equivalent credentials.
• Experience developing and delivering online and hybrid courses using a learning
management system such as Canvas.
• Experience integrating industry certifications, technical competencies, and workforce
expectations into academic curricula.
• Familiarity with Python, Linux, applied artificial intelligence, digital forensics, or
incident response.
• Experience assessing student learning outcomes and using assessment results for
continuous instructional improvement.
• Experience collaborating with industry partners, advisory councils, or workforce
development initiatives.

Special Certification/Licensure: 

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.